Vietnam
Tourism
Introduction
Country Background…Wendie
Investment Statistics…Alex
Visitor Statistics…Kenny
War related Tourism…Meredith
Non- War related Tourism…Tom
The Socialist Republic of Vietnam
•1990 the European Union established official diplomatic relations
with Vietnam.
•1992 Vietnam signed a 1976 ASEAN agreement on regional
amity and cooperation, regarded as the first step towards ASEAN
membership
•1996 ASEAN membership
•1992 Vietnam established diplomatic relations with South Korea
•1995 Vietnam and the United States agreed to exchange lowlevel diplomats.
•1997, the U.S. and Vietnam established full diplomatic relations.
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Vietnam Background
Location
- Southeastern Asia
- bordering Gulf of
Thailand, Gulf of
Tonkin, the South
China Sea, and Laos
- between China and
Cambodia
Vietnam Background
Geographic
Characteristics
- total land area is 325,360 sq.
km (125,621.496 sq. mi.)
Terrain
- South and North, low flat delta
- Center, mostly highlands
- Far North and Northwest, hilly
and mountainous
Vietnam Background
• Climate
- tropical in South
- monsoonal in North
- hot, rainy season
- warm, dry season
-” In Vietnam there exist a variety of
ancient tropical fauna and about 200
species of animals, 800 species of
birds,100 species of amphibians and
over 150 species of reptiles. 1,000
species live in the seas and rivers
and 200 species live in fresh water”Embassy of Vietnam
Vietnam Background
Economy
- GDP is approx. $83.5
billion
- Agriculture makes up
36% of the GDP.
Currency
- new dong
- US $1~ ND $11,000
Foreign Direct Investment
FDI in first 7 months focused on Industrial Zones
Total licensed projects: 332
Total registered investment capital: US$ 794 million (+81% in
projects, +0.5 % in capital)
Sector
Number of Project
Total Registered Capital
(US$ million)
Industrial & construction
260
543
The agricultural forestry
and aqua-products
15
30
Tourism & hotel
service, Culture &
Health
57
221
(Source: Vietnam Economy Times)
Foreign Direct Investment
Investment Status : Investment by sector
Source: VIR 7-13/Apr/2003)
Foreign Direct Investment
Realized capital
Total Capital
(US$ billion)
Segment
Heavy industry
4.34
Oil & Gas
3.34
Light Industry
2.40
Hotel & Tourism
2.02
Construction
1.92
Office - Apartment
1.60
Food Processing
1.47
Agriculture, forestry, fisheries
1.22
Transport, Post
1.00
Source: SGT weekly (01/Apr/2003)
Foreign Direct Investment
Number of FDI projects (1988-2000) licensed : year
Source: Vietnam General Department of Statistics
Foreign Direct Investment
Number of FDI projects (1988-2000) licensed : year
Foreign Direct Investment
Number of FDI projects (1988-2000) licensed : economic activity
Number of projects
Total registered capital
(US$ million)
Total
3170
39100.8
Agriculture. Forestry
321
1,379.9
Fishery
96
355.1
Industry
1704
16,077.5
Of which: Oil and gas industry
56
4,200.4
Construction
282
4,616.6
Hotel & Tourism
202
4,834.8
Transport. Communication
140
3,424.9
Finance. Banking
34
243.1
Cultural. Health. Education
98
523.7
Other services
293
7,645.2
Source: Vietnam General Department of Statistics
Foreign Direct Investment
Number of FDI projects (1988-2000) licensed : province
Number of Projects
Total
registered capital
(US$ million)
Total
363
828.1
Red River Delta
42
43.4
Hanoi
36
33.5
North East
18
18.4
Source: Vietnam General Department of Statistics
Foreign Direct Investment
Number of FDI projects (1988-2000) licensed : main counterpart
Number of Projects
Total
Total registered capital
(US$ million)
3170
39,100.8
Taiwan
605
4,884.6
Hong Kong (China)
319
3,634.3
Korea of Rep. Of
309
3,224.7
Japan
296
3,441.2
Singapore
252
5,886.1
France
158
2,175.5
Thailand
135
1,092.4
United States
120
1,339.3
British Virgin Islands.
106
1,845.6
China R.P
105
151.0
Of which
Source: Vietnam General Department of Statistics
Total Visitors Arrival to Vietnam 1999 – 2002
Year
1999
2000
2001
2002
Total Visitor Arrivals to Vietnam
1,781,754
2,140,100
2,330,050
2,627,988
ASEAN Visitors Arrival to Vietnam 1999 – 2002
Year
1999
2000
2001
2002
ASEAN Visitors
167,281
265,338
240,883
269,448
Other Asian Visitors Arrival to Vietnam 1999 2002
Year
1999
2000
2001
2002
Other Asian Visitors
824,041
1,067,223
1,152,934
1,320,286
Europe Visitors Arrival to Vietnam 1999 - 2002
Year
1999
2000
2001
2002
Europe Visitors
234,006
272,001
306,620
343,350
North American Visitors Arrival to Vietnam
1999 - 2002
Year
1999
2000
2001
2002
North American Visitors
241,468
239,487
266,433
303,519
Oceania Visitors Arrival to Vietnam 1999 2002
Year
1999
2000
2001
2002
Oceania Visitors
67,811
73,447
90,982
104,890
Other Visitors Arrival to Vietnam 1999 - 2002
Year
1999
2000
2001
2002
Other Visitors
247,153
242,389
272,198
286,485
Comparison of Visitors from Different
Markets 1999 - 2002
Percentage of Different Markets in 1999
Percentage of Different Market in 2002